GENERAL INDEX. 



N. B. The Numbers refer to the Paragraphs, not to the Pages, excepting in the case of the List of Authors, 

 where they refer to the page and the year in which the Author published : in such cases the word page, 

 and letters A. D. are prefixed. 



Abbreviations : H. Hardy, F. Frame, G. Green-house, D. S. Dry-stove, S. Stove, i. e. Bark-stove, 

 Peren. Perennial, Bien. Biennial, An. Annual. C. B. S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, Austral. 

 Native of Australasia, N. S. W. New South Wales, N. Holl. New Holland, V. Diem. Van Diemen's 

 Island, vV. Ind. West Indies, E. Ind. East Indies, S Eur. South of Europe, N. Eur. North of Europe, 

 S. Amer. South America, N. Amer. North America, Mex. Mexico, fyc. {See as an example of the 

 mode of applying these Abbreviations, article Abroma.) 



.Abele-tree, populus alba, 7135. 



Abercrombie, John, a British writer on gardening, 

 page 1106. A. D. 1766. 



Aberdeen nursery, 7639. 



Aberdeenshire, gardens of, 7639. 



Abermarlais, a seat in Caermarthenshire, 7614. 



Ablactation (ablactatio, to wean), grafting in such 

 a way as to wean the scion by degrees from the 

 stock ; that is, inarching, 2007. 



Ablaqueation (ablaqueo, as, to lay bare), the lay- 

 ing bare the bottom of the stem, and the princi- 

 pal roots of fruit-trees, in order to render them 

 more fruitful, 2162. 



Abroma, polyadel. decan. and malvacea?, S. tr. 

 E. Ind. and N. S. W., (that is, Bark-stove trees 

 natives of the East Indies and New South 

 Wales,) which grow freely in common garden- 

 soil, and are propagated readily by seeds and cut- 

 tings For the general culture of bark-stove 



plants, see Bark-stove. 



Abrus, wild licorice, diadel. decand. and legu- 

 minosea?, a S. tr. Jamaica, which grows in 

 loam and peat, and is raised by cuttings, planted 

 in sand, and plunged in the tan-bed, under a 

 hand-glass. 



Acacia, polyg. moncec. and leguminoseas, S. tr. and 

 G. tr. Austral. E. Ind. and C. B. S., which grow 

 in loam peat and sand, and are propagated by 

 cuttings taken off in the young wood, and planted 

 in sand under a bell-glass, and in bottom heat. 

 Most kinds may also be propagated by large cut- 

 tings of the roots similarly treated. The H. tr. 

 grow in similar soil, and propagate in the same 

 manner, or by seeds. 



Acsena, dian. monog. and rosacea?, G. peren. 

 C. B. S. and Austral., which grow well in loam 

 and peat, and cuttings taken off at a joint, root 

 freely under a hand-glass. The H. peren. will 

 grow in common garden-soil, and are continued 

 y cuttings. 



Acalypha, moncec. monad, and euphorbiacea?, S. 

 and H. an. E. Ind. and N. Amer., the S. an. 

 should be sown in pots in a hot-bed, and the H. 

 an. in the open garden. The soil for both, loam 

 and rotten dung, or leaf-mould. 



Acanthus, bear's breech, didyn. angios. and acan- 

 thaceaj, a S. tr. E. Ind. and H. peren. Eur. 

 Both grow in common soil, and divide readily 

 at the root. 



Acarna, syngen. polyg. aequal. and cynarocephalea?, 

 a H. peren. and H. an. S. Eur. Both thrive 

 well in common soil, and propagate by the usual 

 means. 



Acarus tellarius, or red spider, described, 2271 : to 

 destroy in the different departments of garden- 

 ing, — see those departments. 



Accelerating vegetation, operations for, 2181. 



Acer, maple, polygam. moncec. and acereae, H. tr. 

 Eur. and N. Amer., which grow in any soil, and 

 propagate by layers or seeds, and some species by 

 cuttings. 



Acer pseudo-platanus and platanoides, the com- 

 mon and other maples, 7097. and 7099. 



Aceras, gynan. monan. and orchidete, a H. peren. 

 Eng. which thrives best in light loam and chalk, 

 and is only to be raised by seeds. 



Acetarious plants, 3963. 



Achania, monad, polyan. and malvaceae, S. tr. Ja- 

 maica, which grow in common soil, or in loam 

 and peat, and cuttings root in sand under a hand- 

 glass. 



Achard, Professor Francis, page 1126. ; his works 

 on gardening, A. D. 1798. 



Achillea, milfoil, syngen. polyg. equal, and corym- 

 biferes, H. peren. Eur., which grow in com- 

 mon soil, and are readily increased by dividing at 

 the root. 



Achras sapota, pentan. monog. and sapotea?, S. 

 tr. Amer. requiring a rich, loamy soil, and cut- 

 tings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Achyranthes, pentan. monog. and amaranthacea;. 

 The S. and G. tr. India, thrive in any rich soil, 

 and cuttings root freely. The an. species should 

 be sown in a hot-bed. 



Acidoton, mcncec. polyan. and euphorbiacea?, a S. 

 tr. Jamaica, which will grow in loam and peat, 

 and may be increased by cuttings in sand under a 

 bell-glass. 



Acisanthera, decan. monog. and salicareae, a S. 

 tr. Jamaica, which may be treated like acidoton. 



Acmella, syngen. polyg. frustran. and corymbi- 

 ferea, the S. and S. Amer. an. should be sown on 

 . a hot-bed, and the H. an. in the open garden. 



Acnida, Virginian hemp, dioec. pentan. and cheno- 

 podeas, a H. an. N. Amer., to be treated as such. 



Aconitum, wolf's bane, polyan. trig, and ranuncu- 

 laceas, H. peren. S. Eur. of common culture. 



Acorus, hexan. monog. and aroidea?, H. peren. 

 Brit, and China, marsh plants of easy culture. 



Acosta, a Spanish naturalist, 32. 



Acrostichum, cryptog. filices, and filiceae, ferns; 

 S. and G. peren. E. and W. Ind. which grow in 

 loam and peat, and are increased by seed or divid- 

 ing the root. 



Acrostichum calomelanos, 6739. 



Actasa, polyand. monog. and ranunculaceee, H. pe- 

 ren. Brit, and N. Amer. of common culture. 



Actinocarpus, hexan. polvg. and alismaceae, G. 

 and H. peren. N. S. W. and Eng. aquatics, 

 which will only thrive in water, and propagate 

 by seeds. 



Acynos, didyn. gymnos. and labiates, H. bien. and 

 an. Eur. of easy culture, 



Adam's Lodge, of London, a fraternity of gar. 

 deners, some account of, 7704. 



Adam's Lodge, of Aberdeen, 7702. 



Adams's needle, — see Yucca. 



Adanson, Michael, a celebrated French botanist, 

 author of Families des Plantes, and other works, 

 who died in the beginning of the present century, 



Adansonia, sour-gourd, monadel. polyan. and mal- 

 vaceaj, a S. tr. Senegal, which grows best in rich 



